CORTICOSTERONE RHYTHMICITY IN THE RAT - INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF DIETARY RESTRICTION AND SCHEDULE OF FEEDING
CORTICOSTERONE RHYTHMICITY IN THE RAT - INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF DIETARY RESTRICTION AND SCHEDULE OF FEEDING
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DOI:
10.1093/jn/111.2.208
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
WEINBERG, J
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作者:
GALLO, PV;WEINBERG, J
Effects of changes in diet composition and schedule of restricted feeding on the circadian rhythm of plasma corticosterone in the adult rat were examined. Three restricted feeding schedules were used: diet presented 3 h after lights-on, 1 h before light-off or continuously by automated feeder. Animals were paired to controls (consuming 24% protein diet ad lib) and provided 80% of control food intake/g body weight per day. A 4th experimental group was offered 2.4% protein diet ad lib. Plasma corticoids were measured every 4 h from 0800-0400 h. Corticoid levels 20 min after food presentation were also determined. Both control and protein-restricted animals displayed a typical circadian rhythm, with corticoids lowest at 0800 h and a peak at 2000 h. Animals fed at 0900 h exhibited a 12 h shift in peak corticoids, while the circadian rhythm was totally abolished in animals fed by automated feeder. Offering the restricted ration at 1700 h resulted in a diurnal rhythm similar to that of controls. While pre and post-feeding corticoids were similar in control and protein-restricted animals, a post-feeding suppression was found in all 3 food-restricted groups. Clearly, the relationship between feeding schedule and diurnal rhythm must not be ignored in nutritional paradigms.